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Measurement : Cloud particle size distribution

The number of cloud particles present in any given volume of air within a specified size range, including liquid and ice.

Categories
Cloud Properties

Instruments

The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

• ARM Instruments
  • WSACR : Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, tuned to W-Band (95GHz)
• Field Campaign Instruments
  • CPI : Cloud Particle Imager
  • CLDAEROSMICRO : Cloud and Aerosol Microphysical Properties
  • FSSP : Forward-Scatter Spectrometer Probe
  • LEARJET : Lear Jet
  • MERGED-COMMON : Merged data- common timestamp
  • CIRPAS : NPS CIRPAS Twin Otter Aircraft
  • PARTIMG : Particle imager

Datastreams

• KASACR : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar Datastreams
  • KASACRPPI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) PPI
  • KASACRSLR : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Side-Looking Radar
  • KASACRAWRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
  • KASACRCWRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
  • KASACRVPT : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
  • KASACRBLRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
  • KASACRCRRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Corner Reflector RHI scan
  • KASACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
  • KASACRSPECCMASKXPOL : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
  • KASACRRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) RHI scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
  • KASACRHSRHI : Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (KASACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scan (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)
• XSACR : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar Datastreams
  • XSACRPPI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) PPI Scan
  • XSACRAWRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
  • XSACRCWRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
  • XSACRVPT : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
  • XSACRBLRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
  • XSACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
  • XSACRSPECCMASKXPOL : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
  • XSACRRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) RHI Scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
  • XSACRHSRHI : X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scans (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)
• WSACR : Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, tuned to W-Band (95GHz) Datastreams
  • WSACRPPI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) PPI Scan
  • WSACRSLR : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Side-Looking Radar
  • WSACRAWRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Along-Wind RHI Scan
  • WSACRCWRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Cross-Wind RHI Scan
  • WSACRVPT : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Vertically Pointing Scan
  • WSACRBLRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Boundary Layer RHI Scan
  • WSACRCRRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Corner Reflector RHI scan
  • WSACRSPECCMASKCOPOL : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
  • WSACRSPECCMASKXPOL : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, cross-polarized mode
  • WSACRRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) RHI Scans, which can vary in elevation range and azimuth
  • WSACRHSRHI : W-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (W-SACR) Hemispherical Sky RHI Scans (6 horizon-to-horizon scans at 30-degree azimuth intervals)